every time you miss a crosswalk in a captcha, a waymo runs over a child

Image, which names the electric kettle "steam machine" and its heater "steam deck".

we don't talk enough about the damage that widespread chromebook adoption by schools has done to computer literacy in children

Close-up of documents strewn across a desk: a clipboard holds a filled-in “Cadet Simulation Feedback Form”; a receipt-printed “Cadet Training Performance Evaluation Report”, with a list of times; an orange access card on a lanyard; and two Playdate consoles.

The International Planetary System Defence Association maintains that regular simulation training is an essential aspect of operational readiness.

The next mandatory training and evaluation session will commence in T-24:00:00.

#playdate #gamedev #indiedev

hey i just got an alert saying your personal info was found on the dork web

one-button games are some of the most creative 💛

Imagine explaining Red Bull to a Victorian Child, Imagine showing Pornhub to a Medieval Monk -

No, literally just try explaining Blippo+ to someone who doesn't even know what a Playdate. I dare you.

electric guitarist looking for an excuse to buy new equipment:

A screenshot of the original photo as a Photos memory. The bottom third of the image is blurred behind text that reads, "Early Moments with Friends / 2025".

soon:

I find it amazing they created a computer that cannot count

GitHub - gurtt/LPCDemo: LPC speech synthesis on Playdate LPC speech synthesis on Playdate. Contribute to gurtt/LPCDemo development by creating an account on GitHub.

Library and demo app are open source: github.com/gurtt/LPCDemo

It speaks! This is #playdate synthesising speech real-time just like the Speak & Spell did back in the day.

The entire library of about 1200 words fits in less than 300KB of RAM.

#gamedev

turns out this is the case for pretty much every single game I played as a kid

leaving the light on is actually ok because most of the energy is used filling the room up with bright and after that the bulb doesn't have to work as hard

getting your permit to put a billboard on a historical building denied and then just projecting an ad on it anyway should be illegal I think

People be like "man, these games were hidden gems" and then name the four biggest indies that year

sometimes you just can’t top a zinger like “tyrannosaurus flex”

okokok so: we’ve got cards. you can pick ‘em. and they do what’s on ‘em, but the best bit is: a little manicule! It picks up and drags those carriages around in an ultra computer-usage-in-a-kids-cartoon kinda way that has no business in an old-timey train game 🚂

#gamedev #playdate #hauler

how do I turn my in-person camera off

tried to set my watch but it changed to the next slide instead

my favourite way to cool off after a long day is with a refreshing screen of Crystal Zipper, ice-cold and crisp from the airwaves on @blippo.plus

tv with reporter and line go down above tv with kid play with ball from untitled goose game

the two bluesky feeds

Now we're shipping! Nine unique carriages flying down the tracks in the middle of the nonspecific desert 🏜️

The geometry and that one photobombing cactus could use a bit of tweaking, but it's running

#hauler #playdate #gamedev

jpegging ur mum (i am taking a photograph)

open source means anyone can access your phone

In addition to nice, consider that this game is also:
* fun
* cool
* free of confusing acronyms and high-fructose corn syrup

A digital drawing showing a steam locomotive hauling three carriages with different cargo. The background shows a hilly landscape. Text above the train says, “‘A’ to confirm. ‘B’ to pick another card. Below the train, there are three boxes with text. The first reads, “Promotion: Move any carriage forward.” The second reads, “Shunt: Swap any two carriages.” The third reads, “Slip Coach: Remove the last carriage.”

The idea: you’ve got this train with different cargo on it, and you *really* want 3 particular carriages to be at the front

The problem: there are 3 other people with their own secret carriages they really want at the front too ‼️

The solution: get a #playdate and play this little multiplayer game

Can’t believe Playdate got achievements before Nintendo switch

Hey 👋 achievements are very new, so you might not have any games that work with Trophy Case yet. If you do, you might need to update them! After you play a game that has achievements for the first time, it should show up automatically next time you open Trophy Case 🏆

A huge thank you to about a million other people whose efforts and dedication made this possible 💛